For some time I’ve been attempting to keep up with a concert newsletter. However, keeping up with this newsletter was easier said than done. Also, my concert going activities often happen on a whim and setting up an e-newsletter every time would have been overkill.
The best next thing, in my opinion, is to setup a Google Group for those music lovers in the Boston / Cambridge area who are looking to go see live music with like minded individuals.
Request an Invite to the Group Today
Never used Google Groups before? Let me explain…
Google Groups is a simple way for a large group of individuals to stay in touch via email. Instead of trying to remember all the folks interested in a particular topic and having to copy them on an email blast, all members are tied to the group and every time you start a new thread in the group, the entire network will receive an email. If you reply to this email it will get added to the thread and so and so forth.
Now you might be saying, “Luke, what if the group gets so large and emails are flooding my inbox from this group.” Have no fear, you can limit the number of emails you get per day to just one digest email. You can even opt to not receive any emails you can just go and check the group on your own terms. I would also suggest creating a filter in what ever email provider you are using. This is very easy to setup in Gmail and you could create a folder for the Boston Music Group and have all emails get sent directly to this folder.
If you want to join, just visit the group’s home page here: groups.google.com/group/boston-music-lovers – You will be asked a question before you can request an invitation to join.
Basic Rules of the Group
There are some rules to the group and I will be the one enforcing these rules. When you send out an email about a show, you must include a link to a place where we can all stream music by the artist. You should also include a link to purchase tickets if they are still available online or you can link to craigslist listings if it is a sold out show. Other than that, the last and most important rule, the music better not suck. “But Luke, it’s all subjective as to what constitutes good music so how can you stop someone from posting about any show?” Stop it. There’s of course a line between bad, and I mean real bad, music and good, quality music. There is no bias in genre so if you’re feeling some head banging at a heavy metal show, so be it. If the band is on the top of their game in the folk scene, post away. But be warned, if you are found to be a member that posts about crappy shows on a regular basis, you will be banished.
